RARE WINE DINNER: Richebourg & Romanée-St-Vivant In Depth

Join us for this in depth look at two of the leading Vosne-Romanée Grand Crus – Richebourg and

Romanée-St-Vivant. A single wine from either vineyard would make the pinnacle of any dinner, but the

chance to compare these two icons side by side will give us the chance to really understand each one

deeply, guided in person by leading Burgundy expert Allen Meadows. Allen has been publishing his

Burgundy report quarterly at Burghound.com for 25 years, and wrote his first book especially about the

vineyards and wines of Vosne-Romanée – The Pearl of the Côte – in 2010.

Asked years ago to describe and contrast the character of Richebourg and RSV, DRC’s Aubert de Villaine

responded that Romanée-St-Vivant was about delicacy, femininity, seduction and perfume, while Riche-

bourg was about great power, explosiveness (in youth) and intensity. As we compare the two, is that

what we will discover, or is the picture more complicated? To answer this question with Allen’s guidance

we have selected a range of the leading producers of these two fabled grand cru vineyards – including

DRC and Domaine Leroy. Our vintage selection this evening – spanning 2008-1990, ensures that all wines

are drinking with enough maturity to reveal the full complexity for which these grand crus are capable.



WINES TO BE SERVED

1990 Domaine Leroy – Richebourg Grand Cru
1990 Domaine Leroy – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru
2003 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – Richebourg Grand Cru
2006 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru

1990 Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru
1990 Domaine Gros Frère et Sœur – Richebourg Grand Cru
1996 Maison Louis Jadot – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru

2001 Domaine Anne Gros – Richebourg Grand Cru
2004 Domaine Méo-Camuzet – Richebourg Grand Cru
2004 Domaine de l’Arlot – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru
2006 Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru

2008 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru
2008 Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat – Richebourg Grand Cru
2008 Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru
2008 Domaine Jean Grivot – Richebourg Grand Cru